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the area shown in the fall egg survey. The hatch was also out in Crook 
County and covers twice, as much territory as shown in the fall survey. 
Eggs have started to hatch in the lowlands of Converse County, but have 
not yet hatched in Washakie, Teton, and Lincoln Counties, as the beds have 
been covered with snow. Dusting operations were .started in Sheridan and 
Crook Counties April 26. 
Idaho. C. Wakeland (May 25): In the earliest counties Mormon crickets are 
reaching the sixth instar in development, while, in the later areas they 
are in the first and second instars. The crickets farthest advanced in 
development are migrating freely and invading adjacent cultivated areas. 
The population is much heavier and more widely distributed in western 
Idaho than in I936. 
Utah. C. J. Sorenson (May 20): Infestations in Juab, Millard, and Tooele 
Counties are heavier and more widespread than in 1936- Hatching began 
late in February in parts of Tooele County and on March 5 i n Millard County. 
Nevada. G. G. Schweis (May 25); The control campaign against the Mormon 
cricket is underway in Elko, Humboldt, Eureka, and Lander Counties. 
WIREWORMS (Elateridae) 
Connecticut. N. Turner (May H) : About one -half acre of transplanted lettuce 
in Bridgeport badly damaged by Melanotus sp. Fifty percent of the plants 
killed, 3 to- U wireworms per plant." - 
Maryland. E. N. Cory (May 19) ! Larvae are injuring young tomato plants at 
Hagerstown. 
South Carolina. P. Sherman (May 2k)i Wireworms are injuring tobacco in eastern 
South Carolina, reported by J. G. Watts. 
W. M. Lunn and N. Allen (May 22): Slightly more than l6 acres 
of tobacco is being grown on the Pee Dee Experiment Station farm, in 
Florence County. The plants were transplanted during April and the first 
part of May, and it has since been necessary to replace approximately 
60 percent of them. Examination of plants in the field shows that from 
70 to SO percent of all plants have been injured by wireworms, approxi- 
mately 20 percent of the plants having been destroyed. 
Indiana. J. J. Davis (May 27): Wireworms have been reported as destroying 
corn at Greensburg and Paoli. 
Missouri. L. Haseman (May -26): Scattered reports of wireworm injury have 
been received from points throughout the State, the last ones referring 
to damage to winter barley. 
North Dakota. J. A. Munro (May): Farmers in eastern counties are expressing 
concern about, the, possibility of serious injury to corn, barley, and 
other crops from wireworms. Reports indicate that the wireworm popula- 
tion is especially high in fields which were summer-fallowed last year. 
